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No. 613,624. Patented Nov. I, 1398. e. D. E|GHMIE. SHIRT.

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GEORGE D. EIGI IMIE,

GIATENT FFICE.

OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,624, dated November 1, 1898.

Application filed Cl'une 22, 1898.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. EIGHMIE, a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to an improvement in shirts, and more particularly to neckbands; and its object is to strengthen a closed-front neckband adjacent its front buttonhole and also to maintain the form of the band.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the upper portion of a shirt, a part of the outer ply of a neckband being broken away. Fig. 2 is a section lengthwise the band. Fig. 3 is a plan of a piece of fabric with parts suitable for the manufacture of the improved band outlined thereon.

Numeral 1 denotes the shirt, having a neckband 2, which comprises a plurality of eXterior plies and a plurality of interlinings.

In the case illustrated, 3 indicates an outer exterior ply, and 4 an inner exterior ply. These each have, preferably, the form indicated at 3 in Fig. 3, being preferably cut on a bias to'conform to the neck, as shown and as heretofore practiced.

5 and 6 denote interlinings which are cut straight for nearly or the whole of their length. A suitable form for each of the interlinings is indicated at 5 in Fig. 3.

In case the outer and inner plies are cut on a bias, substantially as shown in Fig. 3,- the overlapping ends of the linings may be simi-' larly cut, as indicated at 5 in Fig. 3.

The plies and linings can be stitched together along one edge and then turned and again stitched and finally sewed to the shirt in usual manner.

By preference the interlinings overlap at the front, and the front buttonhole is formed in the outer plies and overlapped linings, holes that register being cut in each and the whole suitably hemmed.

The linings, being cut straight, prevent the stretching of the outer and inner plies and maintain the form of the band, which is of special importance in the case of a bias out Serial No. 684,129. (No model.)

of the main plies, and when the linings overlap, as shown, they also provide for strengthsuing the band about its front buttonhole. This efiect is not dependent on the bias cut of the band-plies, and in case such form is used the effect of the linings to maintain the form is not dependent on their overlap. I have,- however, illustrated the construction preferred.

So far as the strengthening of the parts about the buttonhole is concerned, neither the particular number of strengthening-plies nor their special form characterize the improve ment.

It has heretofore been proposed to use pieces cut parallel with the warp of the goods to re inforce the outer ends of a collar-band, and such construction is not herein claimed.

It is characteristic of my improvement in shirts that reinforcing-pieces cut straight or parallel with the warp-threads are made to overlap at the center of a closed-front shirtband, whereby the straight-cut pieces which preserve the form of the band made of cloth cut on the bias also strengthen it adjacent the buttonhole, which result is insured more effectively by the transverse arrangement with respect to the bias-cut parts of the band, of the threads in the overlapping pieces, the overlapping occurring at the narrowest and weakest part of the band, where the buttonhole is situated'and where the additional protection is of especial importance.

Having described my invention, I claim-'- In a close-front neckband, a plurality of eX terior plies cut on the bias, intermediate linings cut parallel with the warp-threads of the cloth, said linings overlapping each other at the center of the band and the band provided with a buttonhole cut through the said plies and overlap of the linings, whereby the band is strengthened adjacent the buttonhole by the several plies and pieces having transversely-disposed threads.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE D. EIGHMIE.

Witnesses:

BENJ. R. OATLIN, FRANK D. BLAOKISTONE. 

